vanadyl

vanadyl

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *wanaz
Old Norse vanr
Old Norse Vana
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder.
Proto-Germanic *dīsiz
Old Norse dís
Old Norse Dís
Old Norse Vanadís
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
New Latin -ium
New Latin vanadiumder.
English vanadium
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
English vanadyl

    From vanadium + -yl.

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    Noun

    vanadyl (usually uncountable, plural vanadyls)

    1. (chemistry) The divalent radical VO, or the cation VO2+.

    Usage notes

    • The term is also used informally as part of similar vanadium compounds

    Derived terms

    • vanadylate
    • vanadyl monochloride
    • vanadyl sulfate, vanadyl sulphate

    Translations

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